Table 5.
Linear regression analysis between pathogenesis‐related protein 10 (PR10) expression at transcript and protein level vs. aflatoxin production and fungal colonization in transgenic maize kernels.
| Variable 1 | Variable 2 | Correlation coefficient (r 2) | R value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage change in transcript in leaf | Toxin | 0.1582 | −0.398 |
| Sqrt toxin | 0.2776 | −0.527 | |
| Log toxin | 0.6286 | −0.793* | |
| Colonization | 0.0232 | −0.152 | |
| Percentage change in transcript in root | Toxin | 0.0985 | −0.314 |
| Sqrt toxin | 0.2170 | −0.466 | |
| Log toxin | 0.6368 | −0.798* | |
| Colonization | 0.0809 | −0.284 | |
| Percentage change in protein in kernel | Toxin | 0.2037 | −0.541 |
| Sqrt toxin | 0.3299 | −0.574* | |
| Log toxin | 0.5106 | −0.714* | |
| Colonization | 0.1674 | −0.409 |
*
Correlation is statistically significant. The significance of the correlation coefficient r is determined on the basis of the 95% critical values (CV =±0.555) with a sample size of 13 and d.f. = 11 (n− 2).